Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Harrah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harrah and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harrah

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Harrah:
  • 46.406864, -120.544197
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Harrah

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Yakima County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yakima County
  • Since Harrah is near Kittitas County and also Klickitat County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kittitas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Klickitat County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Harrah

Communities Also Named Harrah ...

We found one communities that are also named Harrah.

Within Washington, the name Harrah is unique.

Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Harrah in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma County
    • This Harrah is located in Oklahoma County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Harrah that is located in Yakima County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Harrah.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrah ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Alfalfa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Alfalfa is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
• Brace
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Brace is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
• Donald
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Donald is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
• Flint
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Flint is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Fruitvale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fruitvale is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
• Summitview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Summitview is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitview
• Terrace Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Terrace Heights is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
• Union Gap
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Union Gap is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Gap <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union Gap
  • From Harrah to Union Gap
• White Swan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • White Swan is located in Yakima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Swan <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to White Swan
  • From Harrah to White Swan

How Far From Harrah to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Harrah to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harrah and extending to:

• Yakima, which is the Seat of Yakima County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Harrah to Yakima, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'